Medicines
Mastic
Category: Medicines - plant based
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
Pistacia lentiscus (also mastic; Greek: μαστίχα mastíkha ) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the pistacio genus growing up to 4 m (13 ft) tall which is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek island of Chios.
Related observations
Healing observations
- Antifungal activity of plant extracts against dermatophytes 022062
- Dr Duke's list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae) -- Chios Mastictree, Lentisco (Sp.), Mastic, Mastictree, Mastixbaum (Ger.) 019353
- Dr Duke's list of Plants Containing QUERCETIN 021446
- Scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding by Avicenna 017233